Game 3: A Cold Blast of Bearded Vengeance

There's a reason why we call him the Bearded King. When the hairs on his mighty chin bristle with the sort of avenging fury we saw tonight in Boston, it's best to simply stand aside and gape in awe. A pattern is beginning to emerge through the first two rounds: when the Cavs drop a game due to lack of effort or hustle, the Bearded King leads the team to a devastating rejoinder. The Bulls found out in Game 4 of that series, and now the Celtics have felt the searing wrath of the Cavs' bearded anger. The real test will be a second loss in the series; resilience, in the playoffs as well as in beard-growing, is perhaps just as important as consistency.

A special Playoff Beard pat on the back to two relatively beardless Cavs: Anthony Parker and coach Mike Brown. Containing Genetically Incapable during the first quarter allowed the team to essentially end the game by the midpoint of the second, and that was due in large part to Coach Beard's game plan and Parker's execution. If they can do it again in Game 4, the team could wrap this thing up in 5.

Game 3 Beard Reactions

Beardzilla: I'm on the West Coast at the moment, doing some preemptive scouting of the Lakers, and I gotta say, watching the game at 4 pm is pretty sweet. Better yet, the waiter at the bar was a Celtics fan, which made the blowout all the more enjoyable. Think we can get this L J hand sign to catch on? Yeah, me neither.